Turkey, which has the opportunity to face the Czech Republic, to qualify for the quarter-finals of the Euro, can count on his attacker Nihat Kahveci to fulfill its objective. An asset on and off the field.

After a 2002 World successful with an unexpected third place, Turkey finally head out of water and found the honours international football after a six-year bracket. It owes in part to Khaveci Nihat, his prolific striker, taulier the selection of Fatih Terim. The Turkey had already discovered in the jersey of Besiktas, one of three major clubs stanbul with Fenerbahce and Galatasaray. Europe has known later as the striped jersey of Real Sociedad and then Villarreal, with 76 goals scored since 2002 in the Spanish championship a statement. Turkey expects much of its talented striker, voted best player of the submarine yellow this season.

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The teammate Robert Pirès, one of the few Turkish players to win outside his country, is the weapon of the Turkish selection as he proved during qualifications by scoring against Norway and Bosnia-Herzegovina, during the last two meetings of the playoffs. Involved and aware of its importance within the device Turkish, Stambouliote is a model both on and off the field. Compared to Franck Ribéry, Nihat is a pawn essential to the image of the former Marseilles. “Without him, the team is losing his talent and his attack power. It has a dynamic way to propel the game forward and attack the other side at a glance,” wrote one commentator Turkish about him. In order during the first two meetings, Nihat was originally Turkish clock face the Swiss in distilling a pass millimétrée on the head of Semih who égalisait imparablement while men of Fatih Terim was not a party (2 victory -1 For Turkey).

His leadership earned him the respect of his teammates. He does not hesitate to take action on amateurism on Turkish clubs. “At the highest level, matches are decided more and more often on details. We must be aware. In Turkey, we do not yet have this culture of perfection. For the first time we’ve used images to analyze the game of our opponents. The other teams do this for a long time, “he says. It also works closely with Terim to define the plan Thursday in the selection. “We must move drastically in the construction of the game at this level, football is not a sport school yard. There are rules to be observed “, said the former Galatasaray coach who relies on his loyal lieutenant to inculcate its principles to a selection of Turkey with a future in this Euro or another. The Czechs did well to be held.